that’s NOT accurate. EPA requires municipal tapwater to be treated… icymi, Our utility quietly sullied pristine Bull Run source water by treating City tapwater with improper chemicals. For decades! One (of several) bad outcomes:👇

Just a guess: Could Co. Chair JVP & City Mayor Wilson “negotiators” - like Oxley👇 - be vying for leverage* by hearing your public-centered amendments? *def of back pocket: “Dominance: In sports or competition, having an opponent completely figured out and neutralized.”

👉As Public Works chair👈, Councilor Clark is busy doubling down on another, even costlier boondoggle; a public-funded project that was falsely marketed as “urgent”, “for potential, low-level cryptosporidium”. Manufactured public process too.

icymi... In a recent zoom meeting, Chair JVP accidentally admitted her egregious ethics breach; she hired a former Blazers lobbyist to "negotiate" how much of our public dollars should be handed over to billionaire-cheapskate Blazers owner Tom Dundon. 🙃

To be fair, 6 of his colleagues also have major explaining to do.

Just asked jamie dunphy 8/6/26* to explain his NO vote on xlent amendments (+ his opaqueness) : 🤔 *note: on vacation?

i.e. WHAT shenanigans was Council Prez Dunphy up to today? "Below is a breakdown of what each of the 12 council members has said they need to see in the [MODA] deal.": www.kgw.com/article/news...

Ego & corporate greed is EXACTLY how we got the not-federally-required, “costliest public project ever” - Bull Run Filtration plant. Approved by previous council, then rubberstamped by current Infrast chair (you), costs soaring. Meanwhile, officials bury their real water crisis & scandal; LEAD.

🤷‍♀️ Can you please help us understand why you aren’t discussing issues that truly matter? Your job. eg - Explain City oversight (if any is in place!) of the dangerous Zenith energy oil tanks on the banks of the Willamette.

Clearly, ‘deferred maintenance’ is still SOP by Water Bureau officials, who prefer shiny new things (eg their massive now-up-to $2.58B water Filtration plant 📌that’s not even federally reqd).

QUESTION: Define “Withhold”. ANSWER: “to OMIT”, connects to “withhold” through the shared concept of leaving something out. Q: Can I have it in a sentence pls? A: Zenith Energy, Portland's notorious climate villain, wants to continue to withhold info on its fossil fuel harm, so it’s …

Image if… (L) Portland Water was spending $2.6 Billion* on replacing their aging or lead-contaminated pipes Instead of on building… (R) *THE costliest💧plant to fix PWBs treatmt chems on THE costliest farmland 20+ mi away.

It’s the ol-gov-form way of doing things (pressure campaigns for public $$$$), just like the *NOT federally required* massive Bull Run filtration plant, now at $2.6B!

🤦🏻Old Commision form of gov players still willfully fleecing the public for THE most $$$ plan, eg:

Or stop 1 single Portland Water project. …promised by unethical Water Cmmrs to cost $350 million, a proposed treatment plant is now up to a jaw-dropping $2.6 Billion:

Some projects should not move forward for the massive and 💯% avoidable costs to rate/taxpayers.

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Reminder that Portland Water still won’t talk about their “unknown” lead 💧service lines underground. STILL ignoring Utility-caused harm to health, esp for Portland’s most vulnerable customers - pregnant/kids/bipoc/low-income.

“Good process means sitting down, figuring out the math, and keeping the public informed and empowered every step of the way…” - mayor keith Except, what really happened :

Dear Ms Schmanski, As one of THE top-paid City staff, and chief of staff to (old form of gov) Water Bureau Cmmr Nick Fish during his *multiple* lead in drinking water exceedances… Will you NOW acknowledge the Water Bureau’s egregious public health scandal (+ apologize for your role in 2015-17)?

To be clear, poorly treated *municipal water* was causing high lead to leach into🚰, systemwide! This was kept🤐 By refusing to interview, JI protected *City/Water Bureau* officials.

He protects (old gov) sketch pals at City Hall and they protect him.

Hammond failed journalistic professionalism, when she helped PWB pass blame to schools, for what was in truth CofP/Portland Water’s lead crises

Tell your District councilor tomorrow to vote YES on ‘Green 1’. There’s managerial bloat at Portland Water Bureau even as “There’s not adequate oversight on this [water customer-funded] project!” - @birdallianceoregon.bsky.social @WillametteRiverKeeper Bob Sallinger

Started: "$350M-$500M"..Water Commish Nick Fish Going: "$4.98B"..Chief Financial Officer, Jonas Biery "Total debt service figures would need to be 'gathered and provided.' He did eventually state the total principal and interest on all water related debt was $4.98 billion." wow

How it’s going 1.5 years later:

May 13, ordinance 2026-134 recap 2017/started: New 🚰Treatment=either $105M or $350M (costliest) 2026/going: $2.58 billion and rising (and water customers will pay)😖

5/13 Council mtg: Xlent testimony opposing PWB/Public Work's planned Bull Run *massive* industrial 🚰plant: www.portland.gov/council/docu... note: *Water Cm Nick Fish sold filtration on $350M "up to $500M" *Former CA (+ BES Dir) Jordan could have called bs 9 yrs ago but Nick Fish was his boss!

@1000oregon.bsky.social testimony was 🎯. They recently looked into the history of this train wreck of an approach ($$$$$). Brave speaking out vs. Water officials refusing to admit.

In your hometown, Portlanders are/will be paying unacceptably too much $$$ for essential water. We deserve an independent audit. Could you stay loud, Rep?